Advertisement

Dad not fast enough in maternity dash

Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter

OMAHA, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- An Omaha couple say they weren't fast enough for their new daughter, who was born as they sped to the hospital along Interstate 80.

Nathan Clifton recalled for KETV-TV in Omaha, Neb., that his expectant girlfriend, Michelle Lindhal, insisted the baby wasn't going to wait any longer as they raced to the hospital Monday.

Advertisement

"I mean, it just happened like that. We were halfway down (I-80) and her water broke," Clifton said.

Clifton spotted a deputy sheriff writing a ticket on the side of the road near 96th Street and pulled over, but Nadia Rose popped out before he could even stop the car. "Before I could even park, the baby was out, she was just holding it," Clifton said.

A startled Deputy Kristopher Peterson radioed for an ambulance and shrugged off the idea of missing out on a larger role in the blessed event.

"Part of me is thankful the baby already came out because I didn't want to have to go that route," he told KETV.

Latest Headlines